The Heart Is Not a Creator by Yordan Efftimov, translated by Jonathan Dunne
Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Autumn 2025 Ellen Hinsey The book weaves essays

The book weaves essays

the laws of walking on water

Everything on the subject curated into a single

of course: given or taken away in poems of windows and curtains

bridges the major sequences

The Heart Is Not a Creator by Yordan Efftimov, translated by Jonathan Dunne <br><b>Poetry Book Society Translation Choice Autumn 2025</b> Ellen Hinsey The book weaves essaysYordan Efftimovs The Heart Is Not a Creator, translated by Jonathan Dunne, is a layered and formally restless collection that dissects emotional, political, and existential terrains with satirical precision and lyrical detachment. Moving between fragmented narrative, philosophical aphorism, and surreal image making, the book creates a shifting poetic voice that questions belief, authorship, and the limitations of language. Bodies, borders, and